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Woke up this morning to another change in the weather. A stong cool wind is raking the coast. I stepped outside and retreated back in and added some warmer clothing.

The sky was still overcast, but glimmers of sunshine were breaking through as I made my way onto the Texas City Dike. This predominantly west wind will no doubt cause lower than normal tides for a few days.

I found one fisherman brave enough to endure the elements. I hope his persistence pays off. Tankers, barges, and tugs were struggling to perform their duties. The Texas City Ship Channel was backed up from the rough weather that took us by surprise yesterday.

I shot some video today to change things up. I didn’t use a tripod and shot most of the footage from the warmth of my old fishing Jeep. I apologize for the crooked video. I need to pay a little more attention to details like keeping the horizon level in my videos. Oh well, you get what you pay for. It’s a good ten minutes long without audio. Maybe you can whistle something while you’re watching it. I enjoyed the last clip the best. It’s some footage of a Perigrine Falcon munching on some breakfast on Mosquito Island. He wouldn’t let me get too close to him. He became disgusted with my camerawork and decided to fly off and pester some other feathered friends.

The video is being uploaded to Youtube and will be a while. If all goes well, it should be up later this afternoon. Select the highest resolution for best results.

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